Saturday, June 2, 2012

Day 17 - Alabama, June 7

Did you know... Alabama was home to George Washington Carver, who discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts.

Day 16 - Louisiana, June 6

Did you know... Louisiana has 98% of the world's crayfish.
You will never guess what we saw in the middle of the road. Yes, you're right a HUGE snake. I wanted to pet it but couldn't remember what the reptile man said about poisonous snakes. I decided to keep a safe distance.

Day 15 - Mississippi, June 5

Start and end at Natchez Trace.

Did you know... Coca-Cola was invented in Mississippi. It was first bottled in 1894.

Day 14 - Tennessee, June 4

Flat Stanley began his day in Paris and finished in Moscow.

Did you know... Graceland is in Tennessee. Graceland is the estate and gravesite of Elvis Presley.

Day 13 - Kentucky, June 3

Start at Columbus and end in Fulton.

Did you know... Kentucky has the largest underground cave in the world, the Mammoth-Flint Cave system.  It is nearly 300 miles long!

Day 12 - Missouri, June 2

The ride started at West Plains and ended the day at Poplar Bluff.

Did you know... Missouri was home to Mark Twain and many of his characters, including Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.

Day 11 - Arkansas, June 1

Started at Siloam Springs and ended just West of Alpena.

Did you know... Arkansas has the only active diamond mine in the U.S.